Roy Shaw
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1936 – 2012
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Who was Roy Shaw?
Royston Henry Shaw, also known as Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw, Roy "Mean Machine" Shaw and Roy West, was an English millionaire, real estate investor, author and businessman from the East End of London who was formerly a criminal and Category A prisoner. During the 1970s-1980s, Shaw was active in the criminal underworld of London and was frequently associated with the Kray twins. Shaw is best remembered today for his career as a fighter on the unlicensed boxing scene, becoming an arch-rival with Lenny McLean.
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- Born
- Mar 11, 1936
Stepney - Also known as
- Royston Henry Shaw
- Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw
- Roy "Mean Machine" Shaw
- Roy West
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 14, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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